Theodore Kirchner Born Neukirchen, near Chemnitz 10.12.1823 Died Hamburg 18.9.1903
His initial studies were under Carl Ferdinand Becker in Leipzig. In 1843 he went to Winterthur as organist. From 1862 he was in Zurich as a conductor and teacher remaining there till 1873 when he was appointed director of the music school in Wurzburg. This was followed by moves to Leipzig, Dresden and Hamburg.
He was a friend of Schuman and Mendelssohn. As a composer of solo for solo piano, his compositions were "of considerable beauty and at times rise to considerable heights of inspiration" Many of his scores are available through the ISMLP, Petrucci Music Library1
Chamber
Piano quartet in C minor Op.84 1888 pub. by Hofmeister
Serenade for piano trio in E Op.15 pub. by Hofmeister
Novelletten for piano trio Op 59 pub. by Simrock
Kinder trios Op.58
Romanze & schlummerlied for violin and piano Op.63
Eight pieces for violin and piano Op.79 1886 pub. by Hofmeister
Two pieces for piano,violin & cello; Andante, Allegretto Op.97 pub. by Hofmeister
Bunte Blatter for violin, viola and piano Op.63
Twelve fantasies for violin & piano Op.90 pub. by C G Roder
Eight pieces for cello & piano Op.79 pub. by Hofmeister
String quartet in G Op.20 pub. by Hofmeister
Piano
Ten pieces Op.2 1852 pub. by Rieter-Biedermann
Grusse an meine Freinde five pieces Op.5 pub. by Bartholf Senff
Album Leaves - nine pieces Op.7 1856 pub. by Augener also Hofmeister
Scherzo in A Op.8 1857 pub. by Rieter-Biedermann
Sixteen preludes Op.9 1859 pub. by Rieter-Biedermann
Sketch Op.11 pub. by Breitkopf and Hartel
Adagio quasi fantasia Op.12
Seven songs without words Op.13 pub. by Rieter-Bierdemann
Fantasiestucke , three books Op.14 pub. by Rieter-Bierdemann
Kleine list und Trauerspiel 12 pieces Op.16 pub. by Bartolff Senff
Neue Davidsbunderlertanze Op.17
Legend Op.18 pub. by Bartolf Senff
Aquarellen twelve pieces Op.21 pub by C F Peters
Eight Romances Op.22 pub. by C F Peters
Waltz Op.23 pub. by C F Peters
'Still and moving' eight pieces Op.24 pub. by Rieter-Biedermann
Nocturne Op.25 1877 pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Album Op.26 pub. by Hofmeister
Caprice Op.27 pub. by Hofmeister
Four Nocturnes Op.28 pub. by Hofmeister
Sketches, 3 movements Op.29 1877 pub by Hofmeister
Study and recreation four books Op.30 pub. by G Schirmer
Twilight Op.31 pub. by Hofmeister
Aus truben tagen Op.32 pub. by Hofmeister
Ideal Op.33 pub. by Rieter-Biedermann
Fourteen pieces Op.35 pub. by Hofmeister
Phantasie Op.36 pub by Hofmeister
Four elegies Op.37 1878
Twelve etudes Op.38 pub. by Hainauer
Village stories, fourteen pieces Op.39
Snow storm three books Op.41
Seven mazurkas Op.42 1879
Polonaise Op.43 pub. by Hofmeister
Spring with Strauss, four books Op.44
Six pieces Op.45 pub. by Fr Kistner
Thirty Kinder und Kunstler - Tanze op.46
Federichnungen Op.47 1880 pub. by R Forberg
Six Humoureques Op.48 pub. by C F Peters
Twenty pieces Op.49 pub. by Augener
On Stephen Heller Op.51 pub. by Hofmeister
Florestan & Eusebius Op53 pub. by Hofmeister
Scherzo op.54 pub. by Hofmeister
Neue Kinderscenen Op.55 pub. by G Schirmer
Quiet hours Op.56 1881
Twelve pieces for 4 hands Op.57 pub. by C F Peters
Twelve pieces Op.59 pub. by N Simrock
Plaundereien Op.60 pub. by Roders'chen
Fifteen miniatures Op.62 pub. by Hofmeister
Gavotten,menuettem und lyriche stucke Op.64 pub. by Hofmeister
Five Sonatinas Op.70 pub. by Hofmeister
100 Kleinen studien Op.71 pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Stille lieder und tanze Op.72 pub. by Hoffarth
Romanische Geschichten 20 pieces Op.73 pub. by CFW Siegel's Mucikalenhandling
Alte Erinnerungen Op.74 pub. by Hofmeister
Reflexe Op.76 pub. by Hofmeister
Polonaise, waltz and dance Op.77 pub. by Rieter-Biedermann
Gedenblatter Op.82 pub. by Rieter-Bierdemann
Twelve pieces Op.83 pub. by Hofmeister
Var uber ein eigenes Theme for two pianos Op.85 1888
Seven waltzes, for two pianos Op.86 pub. by C F Peters
Confidences Op.96
Erinnerungsblatter Op.101
Thirtysix Etudes Op.105 pub. by August Cranz
Song
Madchenlieder Op.3 1852
four lieder Op.4
'Zwei Konig' Op.10
Three poems words Franz von Holstein Op.40 pub. by Fec Leuckart
Six lieder words by Victor Bluthgen Op.50 pub. by Hofmeister
Liebeserwachen Op.67 1883
Foue lieder words by Goethe Op.69 pub. by Hofmeister
Eine schoener Stern geht auf words by Heine Op103
Organ
Tonstucke for organ with cello Op.92 pub. by Rieter-Bierdemann
1. This is named in honor of Ottavio da Petrucci 18.6.1466-7.5.1539 He was the inventor of the process of printing music by means of movable metal types in 1502. This invention did much to spread music by the multiplication of music works by printing.
His _name_, anyway, recently got some currency when his quite nice arrangements of Brahms' sextets for piano trio were included in a very cheap and large (USD 0.99) digital album of trio works over @ Amazon...
This recording (http://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8015498--brahms-string-sextets), I assume?
Actually, nope, the K[alichstein]-L[aredo]-R[obinson] trio...
Ahh, this one (https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/big-klr-trio-box-various-artists/arnixcm69e5yc) then. What a bargain!
These are very convincing arrangements by Kirchner, idiomatic for the piano trio whilst being faithful to Brahms' original, and persuasively played by the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. Thanks, Eric.